scholarly journals The Phonetics of Tone and Voice Quality Interactions in Sylheti

Languages ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Amalesh Gope
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Model ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Total Duration ◽  
Spectral Measures ◽  
Noise Measure ◽  
Low Tone ◽  
The Voice ◽  
The Continuum

This paper examines the phonetic interactions of tone and voice qualities in Sylheti. Data from six native speakers are examined to understand the voice qualities of the vowels carrying contrastive tones. The results identify three spectral measures (viz., H1*–H2*, H1*–A2*, and H1*–A3*) and one noise measure (viz., CPP) as reliable indicators of modal (or in the continuum of modal to tense) vs. breathy (or, in the continuum of breathy to lax) phonation contrasts in the vowels carrying high and low tone, respectively. Finally, a statistical model is proposed that predicts consistent phonation contrasts across the total duration of the contrastive tones.

Acoustic classification of coronal stops of Eastern Punjabi

Phonetica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Qandeel Hussain ◽  
Alexei Kochetov
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Voice Onset Time ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Onset Time ◽  
Quality Measures ◽  
Spectral Measures ◽  
Cepstral Peak Prominence ◽  
Laryngeal Configurations ◽  
Acoustic Classification

Abstract Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language which contrasts a rich set of coronal stops at dental and retroflex places of articulation across three laryngeal configurations. Moreover, all these stops occur contrastively in various positions (word-initially, -medially, and -finally). The goal of this study is to investigate how various coronal place and laryngeal contrasts are distinguished acoustically both within and across word positions. A number of temporal and spectral correlates were examined in data from 13 speakers of Eastern Punjabi: Voice Onset Time, release and closure durations, fundamental frequency, F1-F3 formants, spectral center of gravity and standard deviation, H1*-H2*, and cepstral peak prominence. The findings indicated that higher formants and spectral measures were most important for the classification of place contrasts across word positions, whereas laryngeal contrasts were reliably distinguished by durational and voice quality measures. Word-medially and -finally, F2 and F3 of the preceding vowels played a key role in distinguishing the dental and retroflex stops, while spectral noise measures were more important word-initially. The findings of this study contribute to a better understanding of factors involved in the maintenance of typologically rare and phonetically complex sets of place and laryngeal contrasts in the coronal stops of Indo-Aryan languages.

scholarly journals Optimising outcome assessment of voice interventions, II: sensitivity to change of self-reported and observer-rated measures

2007 ◽  
Vol 122 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
I N Steen ◽  
K MacKenzie ◽  
P N Carding ◽  
A Webb ◽  
I J Deary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
General Health ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Voice Handicap Index ◽  
Effect Sizes ◽  
Voice Therapy ◽  
Vocal Performance ◽  
Symptom Scale ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Responsiveness To Change

AbstractObjectives:A wide range of well validated instruments is now available to assess voice quality and voice-related quality of life, but comparative studies of the responsiveness to change of these measures are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess the responsiveness to change of a range of different measures, following voice therapy and surgery.Design:Longitudinal, cohort comparison study.Setting:Two UK voice clinics.Participants:One hundred and forty-four patients referred for treatment of benign voice disorders, 90 undergoing voice therapy and 54 undergoing laryngeal microsurgery.Main outcome measures:Three measures of self-reported voice quality (the vocal performance questionnaire, the voice handicap index and the voice symptom scale), plus the short form 36 (SF 36) general health status measure and the hospital anxiety and depression score. Perceptual, observer-rated analysis of voice quality was performed using the grade–roughness–breathiness–asthenia–strain scale. We compared the effect sizes (i.e. responsiveness to change) of the principal subscales of all measures before and after voice therapy or phonosurgery.Results:All three self-reported voice measures had large effect sizes following either voice therapy or surgery. Outcomes were similar in both treatment groups. The effect sizes for the observer-rated grade–roughness–breathiness–asthenia–strain scale scores were smaller, although still moderate. The roughness subscale in particular showed little change after therapy or surgery. Only small effects were observed in general health and mood measures.Conclusion:The results suggest that the use of a voice-specific questionnaire is essential for assessing the effectiveness of voice interventions. All three self-reported measures tested were capable of detecting change, and scores were highly correlated. On the basis of this evaluation of different measures' sensitivities to change, there is no strong evidence to favour either the vocal performance questionnaire, the voice handicap index or the voice symptom scale.

Conversion from a non-indwelling to a Provox®2 indwelling voice prosthesis for speech rehabilitation: comparison of voice quality and patient preference

2003 ◽  
Vol 117 (10) ◽  
pp. 815-820 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. C. Vlantis ◽  
R. T. Gregor ◽  
H. Elliot ◽  
M. Oudes
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Patient Preference ◽  
Acoustic Analysis ◽  
Voice Quality ◽  
Voice Prosthesis ◽  
Technical Aspects ◽  
Speech Rehabilitation ◽  
Perceptual Difference ◽  
The Voice

This prospective study assessed the advantages and problems associated with converting a patient using an older generation non-indwelling voice prosthesis to a newer generation indwelling voice prosthesis, in this case the Provox®2. The voice characteristics of each patient were measured using the old and then the new voice prosthesis. Technical aspects of the insertion of the indwelling prosthesis were noted. Each patient completed a questionnaire after a period of use with the indwelling prosthesis.Changing the prosthesis was simple and uncomplicated in 15 of 17 patients. Acoustic analysis showed improved parameters with the indwelling prosthesis, but no perceptual difference between the two prostheses. The questionnaire revealed that most patients preferred the indwelling prosthesis.Replacing a non-indwelling with an indwelling prosthesis is technically simple, leading to improvement in voice quality and patient satisfaction. It may be reasonable to offer this choice to patients currently using an older generation non-indwelling voice prosthesis.

scholarly journals The voice quality of sports coaches

Logopedija ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anđela Bučević ◽  
Ana Bonetti ◽  
Luka Bonetti
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Acoustic Method ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Sports Coaches ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Female Coaches

The aim of this research paper was to examine the voice quality of sports coaches using the objective (acoustic) method. A total of 28 sports coaches (mean age 28.58, SD=5.08), from the City of Zagreb participated in this research. Recordings of the phonation of the vowel /a/ before and after one training session were obtained and analyzed using the PRAAT Program. Mean, minimal and maximal values of fundamental frequency, shimmer, jitter and harmonics-to-noise ratio were observed. The statistical analyses showed no statistically significant difference in acoustic voice quality of male and female coaches before and after the training session, or between male and female coaches. However, intra-individual differences among participants were observed, which may be significant in terms of their potential to affect the quality of their voices in the future.

scholarly journals A guide to use flipped classroom strategy to develop speaking skill for Arabic language learners for non-native speakers the high level : دليل إرشادي لاستخدام استراتيجية الفصل المقلوب لتنمية مهارة التحدث عند متعلمات اللغة العربية للناطقين بغيرها للمستوى المتقدم

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (40) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wafaa Hafez Alayaidi, Bayan Nair Alsubhi
Keyword(s):  
Language Learners ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Performance Indicator ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Arabic Language ◽  
Speaking Skill ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Voice ◽  
Descriptive Method ◽  
Speaking Skills

The aim of the current research is to prepare a guide to develop speaking skills for Arabic language learners of non-native speakers with using a flipped classroom strategy, where it included an introduction and the goal of that guide, and profile of the strategy and implementation steps, and also included three of the speaking skills that necessary to teach Arabic language to non-native speakers it is a skill of fluency - and the skill of varying the tone of the voice – and the skill of body language, each skill has its own performance indicator, and the researcher has used the descriptive method, and to achieve this objective the researcher used questionnaire tool for the guide to make sure it is usable, and the sample amounted to (7) specialists in teaching Arabic language and teaching Arabic language to non-native speakers, then the opinions of the arbitrators were statistically treated using percentages and all of them agreed on the validity of that guide with proposed amendments .

scholarly journals Voice re-education and its evaluation through digital signal processing: A case study

Loquens ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 040
Author(s):  
Zulema Santana-López ◽  
Óscar Domínguez-Jaén ◽  
Jesús B. Alonso ◽  
María Del Carmen Mato-Carrodeguas
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Quality Measurement ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Communication Process ◽  
Time Frequency ◽  
Voice Signal ◽  
Functional Dysphonia ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Voice Pathologies ◽  
The Voice

Voice pathologies, caused either by functional dysphonia or organic lesions, or even by just an inappropriate emission of the voice, may lead to vocal abuse, affecting significantly the communication process. The present study is based on the case of a single patient diagnosed with myasthenia gravis (Erb-Goldflam syndrome). In this case, this affection has caused, among other disruptions, a dysarthria. For its treatment, a technique for the education and re-education of the voice has been used, based on a resonator element: the cellophane screen. This article shows the results obtained in the patient after applying a vocal re-education technique called the Cimardi Method: the Cellophane Screen, which is a pioneering technique in this field. Changes in the patient’s voice signal have been studied before and after the application of the Cimardi Method in different domains of study: time-frequency, spectrum, and cepstrum. Moreover, parameters for voice quality measurement, such as shimmer, jitter and harmonic-to-noise ratio (HNR), have been used to quantify the results obtained with the Cimardi Method. Once the results were analyzed, it has been observed that the Cimardi Method helps to produce a more natural and free vocal emission, which is very useful as a rehabilitation therapy for those people presenting certain vocal disorders.

scholarly journals Evaluation of neutron induced reactions on 56Fe with CONRAD

2020 ◽  
Vol 239 ◽  
pp. 11005 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Diakaki ◽  
S. Chen ◽  
G. Noguere ◽  
D. Bernard ◽  
P. Tamagno ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Model ◽  
Energy Range ◽  
Fast Neutron ◽  
Neutron Energy ◽  
Resonance Region ◽  
Covariance Matrices ◽  
Neutron Energy Range ◽  
Model Calculations ◽  
First Results ◽  
The Continuum

The evaluation of the 56Fe neutron induced reactions is currently ongoing at the CEA-Cadarache using the code CONRAD, with the goal to cover the whole energy range from the Resolved Resonance Region to the continuum and estimate the corresponding uncertainties and covariance matrices. Some first results and issues occurred from this work are presented and discussed here, more specifically on the analysed transmission and capture data in the Resolved Resonance Region, as well as the optical and statistical model calculations in the fast neutron energy range.

A Design of Automatic Bus Station Reporter Based on VS1003 and SD Card

2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 2847-2850
Author(s):  
Xue Ming Deng ◽  
Qiao Wei Liu ◽  
Dong Song Yang ◽  
Yi Fei Zhang ◽  
Kan Jun Fu
Keyword(s):  
Voice Quality ◽  
Bus Station ◽  
Sd Card ◽  
The Voice

We aim to invent an automatic bus station reporter based on GPS module, VS1003 chip and SD card. Firstly, the VS1003 chip within the reporter can both decode and play the MP3 files, greatly improving the voice quality of the reporter itself. Secondly, the SD card with giant storage can store the information of bus stations and the accordingly voice files, making it free from the limit of capacity. Besides, with the change of SD cards, the reporter can adjust itself to different bus lines and gives different voice messages.

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